Flagstaff-holder for automobiles and the like.



l. G. BURTON. FLAGSTAFF HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE. APPLICATIONFILED APR. 3. 1917.

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Application-filed April 3; 1917; Serial No. 159,434?

To all whom it may" concern and State of California, have invented newand useful Improvements in F1 agstaff-Holders forAutemobiles'and'theLikepof which the following is a specification.

This invention releases a flag mounting and particularly pertains tomeans whereby a flag inay'-=be=-mounted upou'the radiator cap of a motorvehicle.

It is the principal object of this lnvention to provide a simpleattachment adapted to r be mounted upon the radiator cap of a motorvehicle and which will provide means for detachably supporting the staffof afiag.

Another object of this lUVGIIlZIOH is to provide positively acting meansfor gripping the flag staff and thereby insuring against its loss.

Another object of this invention is to provide a flag mounting which maybe d sposed in a concealed position when not inuse and which will closethe opening through the radiator cap.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a mounting of theabove character which is simple in its construction, may be mountedwithout difficulty upon a radiator cap, and without requiring a new orspecially constructed cap.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated, by way of example, in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of the hood and radiator of anautomobile, disclosing a flag mounted upon the radiator cap thereof.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in vertical section illustrating the radiatorcap as fitted with the flag mounting and particularly disclosing theflag staff positioned therein.

Fig. 3 is a view in elevation with parts broken away to disclose thedisposition of the flag mounting when it is not in use.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates a case of aradiator which is provided with a neck 11. This necl: extends upwardlyfrom the top of the radiator case and is normally closed by a cap 12which is here shown as a mounting for a flag 13. Referring particularlyto Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that the radiator cap isformed with a threaded sleeve 14L and atop portion 15, both ofwhich areof common construction. The top 15 of. the-cap; is preparedby forming astraight cylindrical bore 16through it. This here is adapted to receivethe sleevel? 'of the flag mounting; -This sleeve is fornied withanopened! end '18 which is exteriorly thread ed-and"haslongitudinalslots 19 extending alonglits sides :to permit a lock-nut 20 "to wedgethe side walls of the sleeve around the staff 21 of the flag 13."Thethreads upon the end 18 of the sleeve are tapered as is ease-arisen;Wm

common in pipe thread construction and it will be understood thatthreads of the same design are formed within the nut so that tighteningof the nut will contract the walls of the sleeve. The opposite end ofthe sleeve is closed and is exteriorly threaded to receive a cap 22provided for a purpose which will be hereinafter disclosed. A threadedlength 23 is formed along the body of the sleeve 17 and is adapted toreceive a locknut 24.

iVhen a flag is to be mounted within the sleeve 17, the sleeve is passedthrough the opening 16 in the radiator cap, with the split end 18extending upwardly through the cap. The staff of the flag is positionedwithin the sleeve and is thereafter secured in fixed relation thereto bytightening the nut 20 down upon the threaded end of the sleeve. Afterthe staff has been securely wedged in place, the nut 24 is tightened upagainst the under face of the radiator top 15 and will cause the sleeveto be fixedly held. The flag will be thus maintained as shown in Fig. 1of the drawings.

When the sleeve is not required, the flag is removed and the nut 20taken from the end of the sleeve to permit the removal of the sleeve,after which the nut is placed in position again and the end cap 22removed. The sleeve is then inverted and its closed end positioned toextend upwardly through the radiator cap, after which the end cap isplaced in position and the sleeve locked by the nut 24. This will closethe opening in the radiator cap and also lend a finished appearancethereto without disclosing the opened end of the sleeve within which theflag staff is adapted to seat.

It will thus be seen that the flag mounting here disclosed is simple inconstruction and that it may be readily adapted for use upon mostradiator caps and will positively hold a flag in position therein. It isalso evident that this identical mounting may be placed at other pointsupon the vehicle if desired.

\While I have shown the preferred construction of my flag mounting asnow known to me, it will be understood that various changes in thecombination, construction, and arrangement of parts'may be made by thoseskilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim: I

1. Ina flag mounting, the combination with a radiator cap having acentral openingv formed through it, of a tubular sleeve adapted toextend through said opening and to receive the end of a flagstafi',means whereby said stafi may be detachably secured within the sleeve,locking means for securing the sleeve within the opening through thecap, and means whereby the opening through the radiator cap may beclosed in a sightly manner when the staff is removed.

2. In a flag mounting, the combination with a radiator cap having acentral opening through it,' of a split tubular sleeve adapted to extendthrough said opening and receive the end of a flagstafl, a jam nut toclamp the sleeve upon the staff, and a clamping nut acting incombination with the am nut to hold the sleeve in position in the cap.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

IRWIN Gr. BURTON.

Copies-of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

